Putin on a Show

(Fox News) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has some implied criticism of the U.S. government's intervention in its economy. He told the World Economic Forum: "Some are tempted to expand state economic intervention to the greatest possible extent. The concentration of surplus assets in the hands of the state is a negative aspect of anti-crisis measures in virtually every nation."

But when Putin was president of Russia, he presided over a transfer of power from the private sector to the state -— a point that former U.S. President Bill Clinton was quick to note at the forum. He said to laughter, "This is the first I've heard of Prime Minister Putin coming out for free enterprise. I hope it works for him."